School absences correlate to impaired air quality
Even mildly elevated air pollution is associated with increase in absences in Salt Lake City.
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U students launch instruments to study Utah’s windstorm
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Three undergraduates found a scientific opportunity in a destructive storm.
Read MoreHow to think positively when it feels like the world is falling apart
Pandemics, tragedies and disasters aren’t going away anytime soon. But positive thinking can help you cope.
Read MoreEchoes of a pandemic through headlines
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Newspapers show how face coverings, quarantines and closed public venues were a part of life during the 1918 influenza pandemic in the new Marriott Library digital exhibit.
Read MoreHow U alumni helped invent the catalytic converter
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The catalytic converter, which removes toxic gases from car exhaust, owes its invention partly to U alumni working at Corning Incorporated in the 1970s.
Read MoreEvergreen needles act as air quality monitors
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Trees are air quality monitors all around us. U scientists found that magnetic particles on pine needles can indicate levels of air pollution.
Read MoreU team offers daily tips for parenting in a pandemic
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Partnership between the U and Granite School District offers videos to help manage kids’ behavior amid the roller coaster of education in a pandemic.
Read MoreOur energy hunger is tethered to our economic past
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Civilization may need to “forget the flame” to reduce CO2 emissions.
Read MoreGetting past the politics of face coverings
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Political scientist Phillip Singer explains why the politicization of public health measures is nothing new, and how to view wearing face coverings as a compassionate act.
Read More‘They keep their door wide open’
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Openness and empathy in the College of Education’s School Counseling program help a student achieve his goals.
Read MoreYour hair knows what you eat and how much your haircut costs
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Isotopes in hair reveal connection between diet and socioeconomic status.
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